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    "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a widely considered masterpiece of American literature. Set in Long island‚ 1922‚ The Great Gatsby portrays a time in which massive war-born wealth and cheap liquor give birth to the great American party period‚ where booze and bobbed hair reign supreme in newly rich New York. This sets the scene for the tragic love story between " The golden girl"‚ Daisy Buchanan and war hero‚ James Gatz (Gatsby). The Great Gatsby is an interesting novel due to the ideas

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    ClassicNote on The Great Gatsby Chapter One The narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ begins the novel by commenting on himself: he says that he is very tolerant‚ and has a tendency to reserve judgment. Carraway comes from a prominent Midwestern family and graduated from Yale; therefore‚ he fears misunderstanding those who haven’t enjoyed his advantages. He attempts to understand people on their own terms‚ rather than holding them up to his personal standards. Nick fought in World War I; after the war‚ he

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    Envy In The Great Gatsby

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    phrase “Green with Envy” is relatable in more than one way the the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A symbol is something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship‚ association‚ convention‚ or accidental resemblance (Merriam-Webster). The story is set in the early twentieth century‚ a time referred to as the “Roaring Twenties.” A very affluent young man by the name of Jay Gatsby‚ who pursues a now love with an old flame‚ Daisy. Daisy Buchanan‚ loves Jay and

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    Truth In The Great Gatsby

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    For Jay Gatsby idealism and truth play important roles in how he chooses to live his life as well as how others view his life. Every individual holds different ideals and matters of what they believe to be the truth. For individuals existence and truth pertains to only what the person knows and believes in; therefore‚ how one perceives things to be is how they exist. For Gatsby the only Daisy that exists is perfect and the embodiment of everything he desires. For the narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ the

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    The Great Gatsby Essay By- Happy Bhoombla English- 3A Date-9/28/10 The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a story about a wealthy man named Gatsby. Gatsby lives a luxuriant life in West Egg of New York. Gatsby’s wealth has an unknown secret because nobody seems to know where his wealth emerged from. Despite of having so much fortune‚ Gatsby’s true American dream has not been achieved. In the great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald develops Gatsby as a failed American dream to show the

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    In The Great Gatsby‚ the author‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald has the main character‚ Jay Gatsby‚ throw parties often during the summers to reveal the attitudes of the other characters as self-absorbed and this ultimately leads to the downfall of Gatsby himself. Throughout the book‚ Gatsby throws parties and does not turn anyone away. The use of these parties suggests he wants to fit in with the crowd and attract a certain group of people‚ hoping to eventually to meet his true love. Even at his parties‚

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    Ch.19 Quotes ‘The Year of Self Reliance - Reach to the Star’ (P.209) Why only one star? I wondered‚ and compared transcripts with Henri Bouchard‚ who was sweating beside me in the crowd under the morning sun. Yes‚ it was only one star. Sukarno (P.210) Confrontation of the outside world had come to a stalemate: now there was only one struggle left to kindle his aged blood‚ to answer his boy’s need for tumultuous events: Confrontation within the nation. (P.210) A time had come‚ he said to ‘swing

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    In the book‚ “The Great Gatsby” the readers are able to see how F. Scott Fitzgerald uses multiple characters to create his story. These characters were important because they not only entertain the people‚ but they also contributed to the overall theme. One of the themes Fitzgerald was trying to convey was how the American Dream is not attainable or achievable. Each character’s actions in this book contributed towards the theme whether their part was big or small. The character’s actions and how

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    RADHA KRISHNA FUSED   Hosts – NARAD MUNI – N             REPORTER – R   R – good evening‚ namashkaar. Satsriakaal‚ vannakumm  aur jinhe ye sab lage kumm unko mera pyaar bharaa sweet saa welcome   doston aaj hum aapko ek bahut hee aiti haasik flight per… ek historical love story sunanae waale hain – a story about a bhola bhala chori ‚and cute si anjani chori‚   jee haan aapne sahi suna – aaj hum aapko swarag lok ki sair karvaane waale hain… - and wahaan ki

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    Moral Integrity “I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles‚ the character of an honest man.” ~George Washington. The Oxford dictionary states that moral integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Our moral principles are the values that influence the decisions we make‚ the actions we carry out‚ and form our character. To have good character and be a good person someone must have moral integrity

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